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JD Vance Quietly Scored an $8 Million Deal for ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ Follow-Up as WME Straddles Both Sides of Political Divide (EXCLUSIVE)
For JD Vance and Donald Trump, the Hollywood ties with agency WME run deep.
The agency also booked lucrative side hustles for the future president, who earned $500,000 to star in an Oreo commercial that WME client Peter Berg directed. While Hollywood has tried to disassociate itself from Trump and Vance, the Democrats are in turn downplaying their industry coziness, which was seen as putting off some voters during Hillary Clinton’s 2016 run for the presidency, when celebrities like Lena Dunham and Katy Perry rallied on her behalf. Meanwhile, supporters Tony Goldwyn, Kerry Washington, Ana Navarro and Mindy Kaling are hosting the four nights of the convention, with performers like Jason Isbell and James Taylor.
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